Arm and brush for bottle-washers.



O. K. VOLCKBNING.

ARM AND BRUSH FOR BOTTLE WASHERS.

APPLICATION FILED 10110.2, 190B.

Patented May 25, 1909.

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CHARLES K. VOLCKENING, 01 NEW YORK, N. 1'.

ABM AND BRUSH FOR BOTTLE-WASHERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES K. VOLCKEN- ING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new andImproved Arm and Brush for Bottlenshore,

of which the following is a full, clear, and v exact description.

My invention relates to arms and brushes purpose being to provide ametallic arm or stamped from sheet metal and bent into suitable form,after which a brush of rubber or other resilient material is vulcanizedupon the arm.

My invention further relates to various improvements in both the arm andthe brush 5 2 is a plan view of the arm as it appears be- Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed December 2, 1908.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Serial No. 465,646.

Fig. 5. This blank comprises two lobes 10, 11 connected together by aportion 12, the latter being provided with holes 13 whereby the blankmay be readily bent. The lobe lt provided with a slot 1% and also withspacing lugs 17 it), 17. these lugs being integral with it. The lobe 11is provided with a tongue 18 and with a hole 20, the

1 lobe it) having a hole 19 which mates the hole 20. used in bottlewashers, my more particular The blank shown in Fig. 7 has, up to this 3point, the same construction as that of the made of such form as to bereadily struck up fore the brush is vulcanized upon and into 1t; Flg. 31s a side elevation of the arm shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 1 is a section uponthe line et4: of Fig. 1, looking in the direction 5 of the arrow, andshowing the construction of the arm and brush after their completion;Fig. 5 is a plan view of a blank of sheet metal ready to be formed intoan arm; Fi

6 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but shows a a slightly different type ofarm upon which the brush is mounted and vulcanized; F i9". 7 is a planview of a blank similar to that shown in Fig. 5, with the exception of aslight difference in the form of the arm, as indicated in Fig. 6; Fig. 8is a side elevation of an arm made from the blank shown in Fig. 7, andFig. 9 is a plan view of an arm showing another face thereof which isprovided with a metallic bearing surface substantially (Jo-extensivewith one-half of the blank used in the construction of the brush arm.

In setting forth my invention, 1 will first describe the sheet metalblank 9 shown in blank shown in Fig. There is, however, a slightdifference. The blank shown in Fig. 7 is provided with a tongue 21having substantially an L-shape and extending into a slot 22- alsohaving substantially an L- shape; whereas, in the blank shown in Fig. 5,the tongue is perfectly straight and extends into a slot 21 of a shapesimilar to that of the tongue After the completion of the blank the lugs15, 16, 17 are each bent over as shown at 16, 17 and the entire blank isdoubled upon itself, the tongue 18 now being brought underneath the lug15 and turned backwardly or upwardly, so as to form a hook 18 as will beunderstood from Fig. l. In doing this the lobe 11 is brought into directengagement with the ends of the lugs 15, 16, 17. The bending of theblank is facilitated by the holes 13, and after the bending iscompleted, these holes appear as indicated at 13. These holes, togetherwith the spacing lugs 15, 16, 17 and the tongue 18 afford goodanchorages. The tongue 21 is now bent upwardly and turned over a little,as indicated in Fig. 6. The tongue 23 is bent straight outward from thearm, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The arm being completed is nowplaced in the mold and a quantity of rubber is vulcanized upon it andinto it in the form shown in 1, (i and 9, thereby being formed into abrush 25 provided with a thickened portion 2-6. The brush abovedescribed, when completed, is ready to be mounted upon the bottle washerferrule. The holes 19, 20 are used for pivotally mounting the arm andbrush. The tongue 21 is used for the purpose of applying a spring uponthe brush arm. The tongue 23 is used merely as a limiting stop forpreventing excessive travel of the arm.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a member of sheetmaterial provided with lobes, and further provided with lugs integralwith said lobes and extending therefrom, some of said lugs upon one ofsaid lobes engaging the opposite lobe, and another of said lugs beingbent partly around one of said first-mentioned lugs for the purpose ofholding said lobes relatively to each other, and a brush of resilientmaterial connected with said arm.

2. A device of the character described, comprising an arm of sheet metalprovided with oppositely disposed lobes, one of said lobes having lugsintegral with it and bent toward the other lobe for the purpose ofengaging the latter, said last-mentioned lobe being provided with atongue bent in the opposite direction to that of said lugs for thepurpose of holding said lobes rigidly in relation to each other, and abrush of resilient material connected with said arm.

8. A device of the character described comprising a member of sheetmaterial provided with lobes and bent back upon itself so as to bringsaid lobes substantially parallel to each other, one of said lobeshaving lugs integral with it and extending toward the opposite lobe forthe purpose of holding said lobes in a predetermined position relativelyto each other, and a brush of soft rubber vulcanized directly upon saidmember of sheet material.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES K. VOLCKENING.

Witnesses:

WALTON HARRISON, EVERARD B. MARSHALL.

